Hanukkah

By Aaron Wolf Do you believe in miracles? The real-life kind? I’m in my car and on my way to Camp Hess Kramer off the Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California, one of two camps founded by my late Grandfather Rabbi Alfred Wolf for the Wilshire Boulevard Temple. I’m close to returning to his legacy…

Six13 recently released “Bohemian Chanukah,” a Queen cover, was (re)written to celebrate the festival of lights and pay homage to one of the greatest and most epic songs of all time. The video has amassed over 3.5 million views since its release last week. You can view the video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P30ckBf1wk. Anchored by a strong Jewish identity and driven…

Pictured above: Lishtot TestDrop Pro Ideas for every budget for the last nights of Hanukkah Everyone loves ingenious devices that help us do things more easily or in a more fun way. Consider putting some of these Israeli inventions on your shopping list. 1.Nail It ($12) Nail It helps you avoid injury while hammering. Billed…

Pictured above: Bnei Menashe lighting candles for the first night of Hanukkah in Churachandpur, India. Photos courtesy of Shavei Israel Thousands of members of the Bnei Menashe community from across northeastern India gathered Sunday, Dec. 3, in Churachandpur, in the southwestern corner of the Indian state of Manipur, to light candles for the first night…

By Jessica Halfin, Israel 21c We all love the classic Hanukkah sufganiya — a light and puffy fried donut made from yeasted enriched dough, filled with red jam and topped with a generous dusting of powdered sugar. There are few greater joys than taking a bite and letting the jam squirt out the other end,…

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Hanukkah starts at sundown on Dec. 2, but it’s been sufganiyot season in Israel for the past several weeks. Israelis consume an estimated 24 million of these deep-fried, jelly-filled holiday treats in the weeks leading up to the Festival of Lights. But where did this tradition of eating jelly doughnuts on Hanukkah originate? Fried foods…

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With holiday parties in abundance this month, thoughts inevitably turn to food. What should you take your hostess? Food and drink to share? Or maybe a thank you gift? A bottle of wine is always a nice choice. Why not try something a little different? Bring a festive bottle of HoneyRun Winery’s Cranberry Honeywine to…

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